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compression and disk tools are some examples of utility software. The users can avail
these programs from licensed computer organisations. Also, some programs can be
freely downloaded from the Internet.
Let’s learn about various utility programs.
Network Utility
Network utility provides information and details related to network connections and
confi gurations of network devices. It also shows details about the hardware address
of the interface and the assigned IP addresses, its speed and status, number of data
packets sent and received along with encountered transmission errors.
File Manager Utility
File Manager utility helps a user to manage fi les on a computer. The user can perform
various a operations like view, edit, copy and delete the fi les on the computer’s storage
devices with the help of File Manager.
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The File Manager helps the user view and manage the fi les. However, it is the operating system
which is responsible for accessing and storing fi les on a storage device in a computer.
Disk Management Utility
Disk Management utility manages the disk-based hardware. It manages the drives like
hard disk drives, optical disk drives and fl ash drives installed in a computer. It can be
used to partition and format drives, assign drive letters and much more.
Virus Scanner and Cleaner Utilities
Virus scanner and cleaner utilities are used to detect and eradicate diff erent types of
viruses. Virus is an unauthorised software that is used to invade and disrupt the normal
working of a computer. Like biological viruses, computer virus spreads from one
computer to another generally through fl oppy disks, CDs and pen drives. There are many
problems caused by viruses such as damage of data, loss of user interface, unexpected
screen messages and system crashes.
There are many utilities such as Norton Antivirus, McAfee, Smart Dog and Dr Solomon’s
Antivirus Tool kit that can detect and remove most of the viruses and are popularly
called virus scanners.
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